lễ phép

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 禮法 (SV: lễ pháp).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [le˦ˀ˥ fɛp̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [lej˧˨ fɛp̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lej˨˩˦ fɛp̚˦˥]

Noun

(rare) politeness; civility; courtesy

Adjective

(of a junior when dealing with a senior, especially of a child when dealing with an adult) polite

Adverb

(of a junior's doing when dealing with a senior, especially of a child's doing when dealing with an adult) politely

See also

lịch sự

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